Vice President, Finance

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As VP Finance, you will oversee the company’s financial strategy, controls, compliance, and reporting functions. You will play a critical leadership role ensuring that financial operations are robust, regulatory obligations are met, and audit processes run smoothly. You’ll work closely with product, legal, compliance, and technology teams to build a future-proof finance function for a crypto-native environment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for the company. 
• Manage regulatory reporting requirements across jurisdictions (e.g., VASP, FIU, central bank, tax authorities). 
• Develop, oversee, and continuously improve internal controls, accounting policies, and financial processes aligned with crypto asset flows. 
• Manage periodic audits—statutory, internal, regulatory—and act as the primary point of contact for auditors. 
• Collaborate with compliance and legal teams on AML, KYC, tax, and regulatory filings. 
• Design crypto-specific financial reporting models, including on/off-chain reconciliations and token/fiat flow tracking. 
• Lead treasury operations including liquidity management, crypto wallet oversight, exchange accounts, and banking relationships. 
• Oversee payroll, vendor payments, revenue recognition, and financial operations. 
• Evaluate financial and operational risks, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies. 
• Provide strategic financial insights to the leadership team and board to support decision-making. 

Requirements:

• Over 10 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 3–5 years in fintech, payments, or financial services. 
• A fair understanding of crypto markets, blockchain transactions, digital asset accounting, and custody mechanisms is highly desirable. 
• Comprehensive grasp of regulatory reporting frameworks applicable to Fintech firms (e.g., VASP, FATF guidelines, FIU reports). 
• Demonstrated experience managing statutory and regulatory audits, and a history of collaboration with tier 1 audit firms 
• Profound knowledge of financial controls, risk management, and treasury operations within a dynamic environment. 
• A hands-on leadership style, with proven comfort operating within startups or scale-ups with limited resources. 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively engage with external regulators, partners, and internal teams. 
• CA / CPA/ ACCA (in addition CFA certification is preferred)

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with

  Crypto payment or infrastructure space

• Familiarity with

  multi-jurisdictional licensing (e.g., DIFC, MAS, EU MiCA, etc.)

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• Exposure to

  UAE tax accounting and cross border payments framework